Display card holder



Sept. 7, 1943. c, oop-E 2,328,807

DISPLAY CARD HOLDER Filed Dec. 23, 1941 J Z zZ.

IN VEN TOR.

ATTCIR NEYS DISPLAY CARD HOLDER I Charles F. Hoofer, Chicagm-Ill.Application December 23, 1941, Serial No. 424,184

2 Claims. (Cl. 40V10) This invention relates to display cardholders ofthe type disclosed by my co-pending application Serial No. 398,829,filed June 19, 1941, and the The card 4 is shown as being larger thanthe card 3 and the latter is supported on the upper edge of the card 4,as wellas is of a height to general object of the present invention,like that of the said application, is to: provide a holder designed forsupporting price and advertising cards relative to displayedmerchandise, including food products, and in a manner whereby the cardsare not only protected against becoming soiled, but to allow instantchanging of certain of the cards, for example the price cards, withoutreand said means also acts tofix an advertising card within the sheathagainst casual removalor displacement, while the price card can bereadily removed therefrom.

This invention also consists in certain other features of constructionandin the combination and arrangement of the several parts, to behereinafter fully described, illustrated in the accompanying drawing andspecifically pointed out in the appended claims.

In describing the invention in detail, reference will be had to theaccompanying drawing where in like characters denote like orcorresponding parts throughout the several views, and in which:

Figure 1 is a front view of one form of my holder, which is adapted tobe applied directlyto merchandise, and particularly food products. or

the like.

Figure 2 is a rear View thereof.

Figure 3 is a verticalsectional view taken through the holder, and

Figure 4 is a perspective view of the staple like pin of the form ofFigure l.

Referring to the drawing in detail, it willbe noted that my holderincludes a flat sheath or envelope I made from any suitable transparentflexible material, such as Celluloid or the like, and the sheath i ismade from a single sheet of said material folded inrectangular form toprovide open upper and lower ends and closed sides, the front and rearwalls of the sheath centrally of the upper ends thereof arepreferablyprovided with substantially semicircular registering recesses 2, tofacilitate removing the detachable price card 3, while the advertisingcard '4 is permanently secured within the sheath in Which will be laterdescribed,

a manner extend substantially to the upper edge of the sheath, so thatthe card 3 can be conveniently gripped throughthe recesses for removingthe same, as will be apparent.

The holder can be applied directly to merchandise, as previouslyindicated, and for that purpose, it includes an elongated staplelike pinprovided with spaced parallel limbs which are bent at their upper endsfor disposing the bight portion 5 at right angles to the limbs. From thebent upper ends, the limbs are straight for a portion of their length asat 6 and thence are bent to provide short downwardly and forwardlyinclined portions 1' underlying the'bight' portion 5, as best shown inFigure 4. From the bent portions 1 the limbs are directed downwardly toprovide straight noted from Figure 1 to 3 that the pin is insertedthrough the sheath and card 4, at points adjacent to the upper end ofthe latter for disposal of the bight portion 5 horizontally againstthefront face of the sheath and the upper straight portions 6 verticallyalong the rear face of the sheath.

The pin is likewise inserted through the sheath and card adjacent to thelower ends thereof for disposal of the inclined portions I therethroughand the lower portions 8 forwardly of the sheath,

as well as in depending relation therefrom, for use in supporting thesheath in an upright position, it being obvious that the lower ordepending portions 8 of the pin can be readily inserted in merchandiseor the like, due to the penetrating points thereof.

It is thought from the foregoingdescription that the. advantages andnovel features of the invention will be readily apparent.

It is to be understood that changes may be 'made in the construction andin the combination and arrangement of the several parts, provided andportions of the limbs against the rear and through the sheath and frontfaces of the sheath for fixing said card against removal from thesheath, and said limbs extending from the sheath to be associated withmerchandise for supporting the sheath in an upright position relativethereto.

2. A holder for display cards, comprising a transparent sheath forreceiving cards therein, an elongated staple like pin including parallelimbs and a bight portion, the latter being arranged at right angles tothe limbsand the limbs being bent to provide short inclined portionsintermediate their ends, said limbs being inserted 1 posal of the bightportion inengagement with the front face of the sheath and. the portionsof the limbs from adjacent the bight portion in engagement with the rearface of the sheath, said inclined portions being inserted through thesheath and said card forvdisposal of the remaining portions of the limbsin engagement with the front face of the sheath and in dependingrelation therefrom, and the lower ends of the limbs terminating inpenetrating points.

CHARLES VF. HOOFER.

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